172, Lot: 157. Estimate $150. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.70 g). Pompeian military mint in the East. Winged head of Medusa facing, in center of triskeles; ear of grain between each leg / Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. Crawford 445/1b; CRI 4; Sydenham 1029; Cornelia 64a. VF, toned, scattered roughness, well centered for issue.

From The John A. Seeger Collection.